This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) under CFDA Program 93.173 "Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders" is focused on developing innovative diagnostic imaging methods for otitis media, a common childhood condition. The $726,079 award will support research conducted by The Leland Stanford Junior University to create three advanced optical imaging techniques: 1) shortwave infrared fluorescence...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), under the Federal Grant Program "Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders" (CFDA 93.173), will support research using optical coherence tomography (OCT) to visualize the fluid compartments of the human inner ear. The $701,848 award will be used to characterize the normal endolymph-to-perilymph ratio in control subjects, and compare it to subjects with Meniere's...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173), provides funding of $690,773 to The Leland Stanford Junior University to conduct research on how the stimulation of the natural hair bundle shapes the hair cell receptor current. The key objectives are to: 1) Measure hair bundle motion in situ to determine the mode of hair bundle stimulation, 2)...
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded a $128,922 Project Grant (CFDA 93.173 - Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders) to The Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford University) to develop a versatile CRISPR-based toolkit for investigating the role of transcription factors in the development of hair cells, which are the sensory cells of the inner ear. The project aims to: 1) Define the transcription factors involved in hair cell...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173), provides $674,021 to the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary to advance the development of an implantable microphone technology for totally-implantable cochlear implants (TICI). The project aims to refine and test a novel implantable microphone design called the UMIC, which senses motion of...
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders Federal Grant Program (CFDA 93.173), awarded a $417,741 project grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop computational models that replicate human auditory abilities. The goal is to improve prosthetic devices and therapeutic interventions for individuals with hearing impairment, cochlear implants, and auditory...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (CFDA 93.173 - Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders) provides $767,494 to the University of Miami to develop human inner ear organoid platforms for research into hearing loss and vestibular disorders. The key objectives are to: 1) Establish and optimize human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived 3D inner ear organoid systems from patients with genetic hearing loss,...
This $377,700 Project Grant award, funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173), aims to develop and validate a clinical decision support tool (e.g. prediction model) for early risk stratification of cochlear implant (CI) speech perception performance. The research will integrate novel biomarkers, including electrocochleography and patient comorbidities, and...
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded a $277,810 Project Grant under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to Femtovox Incorporated, a for-profit organization located in Ladera Ranch, CA. The funding supports the development of an image-guided automated ultrafast laser device for laryngeal (voice box) surgery. The device is designed to provide real-time optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging to...
This federal Project Grant award of $154,568.00 was provided by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173). The award will fund research at the University of Southern California to investigate human cochlear masking and suppression using dynamic stimuli. The research aims to advance the understanding of hearing and communication disorders. The project is scheduled to be...